Passive gravity compensation mechanisms: technologies and applications

Q Lu, C Ortega, O Ma - Recent Patents on Engineering, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Though passive gravity-force compensation or weight balancing technology has existed for
centuries, novel system designs and new applications have been emerging in the past two …

Seating apparatus with reclining movement

N Diffrient - US Patent 8,061,775, 2011 - Google Patents
The invention provides a seating apparatus having a reclining movement with a
corresponding seat lift movement. The apparatus further provides a seating Support Surface …

Mesh banquet chair

RD Smith - US Patent App. 29/379,237, 2012 - Google Patents
190,827 A 5/1877 Closterman, Jr. FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the mesh banquet
chair in 198421 A 12/1877 Smith accordance with my invention; 210,842 A 12/1878 Dick …

Mesh stacking chair

RD Smith - US Patent App. 29/346,705, 2011 - Google Patents
328,838 A 10, 1885 Chichester FIG. 5 is a right side elevation view thereof; 451,556 A 5,
1891 Hallett FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and, 473,704 A 1, 1892 Le Count FIG. 7 is a …

Adjustable chair station and method of use

P North - US Patent App. 11/502,657, 2007 - Google Patents
Described herein are embodiments of an adjustable chair station. In one embodiment, an
adjustable chair station can include a base member fixedly coupled to a stationary object …

Reclining chair

E Cartis, M McKenna - US Patent 9,504,326, 2016 - Google Patents
A reclinable chair featuring a weight-sensitive recline mechanism is disclosed. The
reclinable chair can comprise a base a support frame pivotally mounted to the base, and a …

Suspension chair, modular furniture arrangement and modular furniture kit

Y Behar, Q Li, N Edahiro, N Murphy-Reinhertz… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
A suspension chair includes a first and second back support portion having first and second
suspension elements extending in first and second substantially perpendicular directions …

Mesh chair component

N Diffrient - US Patent 8,240,771, 2012 - Google Patents
A mesh chair component having contours that support a user appropriately can be made by
combining a plurality of mesh panels to form the component. For instance, in a preferred …

Articulated human arm support

GW Brown - US Patent 9,204,730, 2015 - Google Patents
An upper body appendage support apparatus having an articulating parallelogram support
structure connected to an articulating upper body appendage support structure, the latter …

Self-leveling tablet mechanism for a chair

J Tsai - US Patent App. 10/903,423, 2006 - Google Patents
A self-leveling mechanism for an article mounted to a chair is disclosed. The chair has an
arm member movable from a first position to a second position that is reclined with respect to …